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by chubot
2667 days ago
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I've always been annoyed by this, but now that I know the term "classic style", it annoys me even more. For those who haven't heard of it, "classic style" is explained in the recent book Sense of Style by Steven Pinker, and there's a nice diagram here: https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2014/09/stev... It's in opposition to academic style, legal style, self-conscious style, etc. One distressing thing I've noticed is that some of my adult colleagues write in "high school book report style". They seem to want to fill up a certain number of words rather than getting straight to the point. |
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